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THE MARE Alix breaks the world's trotting record one day. I see her heels flash down the dust of an Illinois race track on a summer afternoon. I see the timekeepers put their heads together over stopwatches, and call to the grand stand a split second is clipped off the old world's record and a new world's record fixed. I see the mare Alix led away by men in undershirts and streaked faces. Dripping Alix in foam of white on the harness and shafts. And the men in undershirts kiss her ears and rub her nose, and tie blankets on her, and take her away to have the sweat sponged. I see the grand stand jammed with prairie people yelling themselves hoarse. Almost the grand stand and the crowd of thousands are one pair of legs and one voice standing up and yelling hurrah. I see the driver of Alix and the owner smothered in a fury of handshakes, a mob of caresses. I see the wives of the driver and owner smothered in a crush of white summer dresses and parasols. Hours later, at sundown, gray dew creeping on the sod and sheds, I see Alix again: Dark, shining-velvet Alix, Night-sky Alix in a gray blanket, Led back and forth by a ****** Velvet and night-eyed Alix With slim legs of steel. And I want to rub my nose against the nose of the mare Alix.

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Carl Sandburg

Alix

THE MARE Alix breaks the world's trotting record one day. I see her heels flash down the dust of an Illinois race track on a summer afternoon. I see the timekeepers put their heads together over stopwatches, and call to the grand stand a split second is clipped off the old world's record and a new world's record fixed. I see the mare Alix led away by men in undershirts and streaked faces. Dripping Alix in foam of white on the harness and shafts. And the men in undershirts kiss her ears and rub her nose, and tie blankets on her, and take her away to have the sweat sponged. I see the grand stand jammed with prairie people yelling themselves hoarse. Almost the grand stand and the crowd of thousands are one pair of legs and one voice standing up and yelling hurrah. I see the driver of Alix and the owner smothered in a fury of handshakes, a mob of caresses. I see the wives of the driver and owner smothered in a crush of white summer dresses and parasols. Hours later, at sundown, gray dew creeping on the sod and sheds, I see Alix again: Dark, shining-velvet Alix, Night-sky Alix in a gray blanket, Led back and forth by a ****** Velvet and night-eyed Alix With slim legs of steel. And I want to rub my nose against the nose of the mare Alix.

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I dig Joe Rogan Suheir Hammad And Alix Olson Truth seeking Artists I dig Howard Zinn And Noam Chomsky Dead intellectuals Truth seekers I dig Marty McConnell And Jason Carny Poet lovers Of Humanity I dig Shakespeare Mark Twain Edgar Allen Poe Emily Dickenson John Keats Percy Shelley Ginsburg and the other Beats Writers and poets I will never meet I dig The Daily Show The Colbert Report The John Oliver Show The Young Turks News and fake news Comedy Shows That expose Deep truth I don’t dig me Always But I like you And all the potential You hold You are not a black hole But a blazing star Waiting to blow Waiting to be born The only good form Of a hydrogen bomb That reminds me I dig Einstein Tesla, Da Vinci Gandhi Thoreau Bruce Lee Great Minds That are dead My list goes on Forever in my head So instead of A dissertation of love I would like to know Who do you dig bro?

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Apr 14, 2015

Apr 14, 2015 at 10:48 PM UTC

graff1980

I Dig

I dig Joe Rogan Suheir Hammad And Alix Olson Truth seeking Artists I dig Howard Zinn And Noam Chomsky Dead intellectuals Truth seekers I dig Marty McConnell And Jason Carny Poet lovers Of Humanity I dig Shakespeare Mark Twain Edgar Allen Poe Emily Dickenson John Keats Percy Shelley Ginsburg and the other Beats Writers and poets I will never meet I dig The Daily Show The Colbert Report The John Oliver Show The Young Turks News and fake news Comedy Shows That expose Deep truth I don’t dig me Always But I like you And all the potential You hold You are not a black hole But a blazing star Waiting to blow Waiting to be born The only good form Of a hydrogen bomb That reminds me I dig Einstein Tesla, Da Vinci Gandhi Thoreau Bruce Lee Great Minds That are dead My list goes on Forever in my head So instead of A dissertation of love I would like to know Who do you dig bro?

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-So I Played it Cool- The eyes got me first long eyelashes playfully placed along those bright blue eyes. The first time they met mine, I knew I wanted her. She seemed to stare right at me, in me. Mystery sparkled behind them and a certain aloofness imatied as well. How could I learn how to do that? It was all natural though, she was born with those eyes. Those eyes that catch you first, then leave you wanting more The carefree smile that could put you at ease And that genuine laughter which made anyone smile. I knew, I had to play it cool. I already knew I wanted this beauty behind the lemon chill cart. Then I saw her body. Like a naughty school girl in her uniform, Dressed in A tight white polo tank and those oh so small black shorts. She walked as if she had no idea what we were thinking Leaving little to the imagination, yet somehow she seemed not to notice.. So, I played it cool. I let the moment show itself. “Alix, Dan: you guys at beer cart eight together” Knots of excitement, pulsing through my stomach. The feeling when you win big in Vegas. I wouldn’t blow it though. So, I played it cool. “Hey, I’m Danielle, you’re Matt’s girlfriend, right?” I silently thank Matt for giving me that foot in the door “Yea, I’m Alix, isn’t it crazy we are both dating cross country runners?” Find common ground. I found common gold For me it was love at first sight, or at least the closest I’ve ever been to it. Other girls have wowed me, sure, but I will never forget my first… My strongest. I will never forget the first time we matched eyes together and exchanged a few words. The first time I saw beauty exuding from the inside, not just a look, but a genuine glow. I don’t remember what was said … All I remember were those long eyelashes playfully placed around those bright blue eyes.. So, I played it cool, I hoped for the best Good things really do come in small packages Because now I have something more than those eyes I have what’s behind them I have a sister

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Aug 7, 2010

Aug 7, 2010 at 3:04 AM UTC

jane

Her Eyes

-So I Played it Cool- The eyes got me first long eyelashes playfully placed along those bright blue eyes. The first time they met mine, I knew I wanted her. She seemed to stare right at me, in me. Mystery sparkled behind them and a certain aloofness imatied as well. How could I learn how to do that? It was all natural though, she was born with those eyes. Those eyes that catch you first, then leave you wanting more The carefree smile that could put you at ease And that genuine laughter which made anyone smile. I knew, I had to play it cool. I already knew I wanted this beauty behind the lemon chill cart. Then I saw her body. Like a naughty school girl in her uniform, Dressed in A tight white polo tank and those oh so small black shorts. She walked as if she had no idea what we were thinking Leaving little to the imagination, yet somehow she seemed not to notice.. So, I played it cool. I let the moment show itself. “Alix, Dan: you guys at beer cart eight together” Knots of excitement, pulsing through my stomach. The feeling when you win big in Vegas. I wouldn’t blow it though. So, I played it cool. “Hey, I’m Danielle, you’re Matt’s girlfriend, right?” I silently thank Matt for giving me that foot in the door “Yea, I’m Alix, isn’t it crazy we are both dating cross country runners?” Find common ground. I found common gold For me it was love at first sight, or at least the closest I’ve ever been to it. Other girls have wowed me, sure, but I will never forget my first… My strongest. I will never forget the first time we matched eyes together and exchanged a few words. The first time I saw beauty exuding from the inside, not just a look, but a genuine glow. I don’t remember what was said … All I remember were those long eyelashes playfully placed around those bright blue eyes.. So, I played it cool, I hoped for the best Good things really do come in small packages Because now I have something more than those eyes I have what’s behind them I have a sister

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THE ALLAN FAMILY STORY, THE BOOZING PARTY YOU SEE, LIKE MOST YOUNG DUDES, I LIKE PARTYING ANDS I HAD TO CELEBRATE THE END OF SCHOOL SOMEHOW, SO I ASKED DAD AND MUM, IF I CAN INVITE ALL MY MATES, FROM SCHOOL, LIKE STEVE AND ALL THE OTHER GANG FROM RAID BASKETBALL, YA SEE PARTIES START AS A GOOD THING, BUT MY PARENTS ENDED UP BEING A FREE TAXI SERVICE FOR ALL THOSE DRUNKEN PARTY GOERS, AND YES, I WANTED THE PARTY BECAUSE I LIKED THE ATMOSPHERE OF ALIX’S PARTY AND ALL MY OTHER FAMILY’S PARTIES YA SEE, MY DAD AND MUM, ARE VERY HELPFUL AS THEY DROVE EVERYONE HOME THAT NIGHT YOU SEE, THEY HAD ROPE, AND I VISIONED THEY WERE GOING TO TIE ME UP WITH IT SAYING, I AM NOT A COOL KID, BUT I KNEW THE MATES I WAS NEAR, WERE THE BEST MATES FOR ME YOU SEE, I CAN’T STAND, HOME PARTIES, SINCE THAT DAY, CAUSE EDDIE WAS GOING I AM SURE THERE WAS A FEW GATECRASHERS, AND I REMEMBER, THAT THE YOUNGER DUDES WERE MY BEST MATES I EVER HAD, CAUSE, THEY PARTIED WITH ME BETTER, AND WE MADE A FEW MISTAKES, AND I AM SURE I HEARD STEVE SING LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALAN BY RODNEY RUDE AND OTHER GREAT RODNEY RUDE SONGS YOU SEE, I WAS DRUNK ON ***** BACK THEN, YA KNOW IWAS SINGING, EVERY HEAVY METAL SONG AND PATRICK WAS PLAYING COMPUTER GAMES, WITH HIS BROTHERS, YOU SEE, I LIKED THE IDEA, OF A PARTY LIKE THIS, BUT AS MUCH AS I DISAGEE WITH MY PARENTS PARTY MODE I DO BELIEVE IN THEY DID THAT FOR LOVE, BUT, I WANTED ALL MY MATES TO TREAT ME LIKE A REGULAR TEENAGERS, HAVING A PARTY, I JUST WANTED ALL THESE DUDES TO LIKE ME NOT TIE ME UP, NOT PRETEND TO BE GAY, NOTHING MORE NOTHING LESS I STILL WANT HOME PARTIES, IT’S FUN, BUT I MUST GROW UP AND BE A ARTIST A WRITER ABD A YOUTUBE ENTERTAINER DAD WAS WORRIED THAT NOBODY WANTED TO MUCK WITH ME, IN COOL DUDE GROUPS I DON’T WANT TO BE A LITTLE PARENTS BOY, ANYMORE I WANT TO HAVE FRIENDS OVER TO MY HOUSE FOR PARTIES THAT IS WHY I GAVE UP MY JOB, TO BECOME AN ARTIST WRITER AND PLAY ACTOR I PERFORM ON YOUTUBE, TO MAKE MEV FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF I HATED THAT PARTY, EVERYONE WAS EVERYWHERE, I HATE BEING TREATED LIKE AN ADULT THAT NOBODY LIKES I WAS SHOWING MY BROTHER, WHO USED TO SAY, PARTYING ISN’T THE RIGHT THING FOR YOU BRIAN HA HA HA HA HA HA, I SAID, YEAH IT’S THE RIGHT THING FOR ME, BUT NOT FOR ME WHETHER I WAS SHY BACK THEN OR NOT, THIS IS WHAT I AM FEELING I STILL LIKE PARTYING THOUGH, AND THAT IS HOW MY PARENTS BECAME SPECIAL TAXI SERVICES FOR THE DRUNK I PARTY ON YOUTUBE, NOW, AND I AM PROUD OF IT AND I PARTY IN CLUBS AND ON THE ROADS I AM CAREFUL THOUGH THAT I DON’T GET BULLIED I AM AN ALLAN, ALIEN FROM THE PLANET FUN WHICH MEANS I AM THE ONLY FUN DUDE AROUND

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Jan 9, 2015

Jan 9, 2015 at 5:49 AM UTC

johnny-georgy-brown

THE ALLAN FAMILY STORY THE ***** CAR

THE ALLAN FAMILY STORY, THE BOOZING PARTY YOU SEE, LIKE MOST YOUNG DUDES, I LIKE PARTYING ANDS I HAD TO CELEBRATE THE END OF SCHOOL SOMEHOW, SO I ASKED DAD AND MUM, IF I CAN INVITE ALL MY MATES, FROM SCHOOL, LIKE STEVE AND ALL THE OTHER GANG FROM RAID BASKETBALL, YA SEE PARTIES START AS A GOOD THING, BUT MY PARENTS ENDED UP BEING A FREE TAXI SERVICE FOR ALL THOSE DRUNKEN PARTY GOERS, AND YES, I WANTED THE PARTY BECAUSE I LIKED THE ATMOSPHERE OF ALIX’S PARTY AND ALL MY OTHER FAMILY’S PARTIES YA SEE, MY DAD AND MUM, ARE VERY HELPFUL AS THEY DROVE EVERYONE HOME THAT NIGHT YOU SEE, THEY HAD ROPE, AND I VISIONED THEY WERE GOING TO TIE ME UP WITH IT SAYING, I AM NOT A COOL KID, BUT I KNEW THE MATES I WAS NEAR, WERE THE BEST MATES FOR ME YOU SEE, I CAN’T STAND, HOME PARTIES, SINCE THAT DAY, CAUSE EDDIE WAS GOING I AM SURE THERE WAS A FEW GATECRASHERS, AND I REMEMBER, THAT THE YOUNGER DUDES WERE MY BEST MATES I EVER HAD, CAUSE, THEY PARTIED WITH ME BETTER, AND WE MADE A FEW MISTAKES, AND I AM SURE I HEARD STEVE SING LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALAN BY RODNEY RUDE AND OTHER GREAT RODNEY RUDE SONGS YOU SEE, I WAS DRUNK ON ***** BACK THEN, YA KNOW IWAS SINGING, EVERY HEAVY METAL SONG AND PATRICK WAS PLAYING COMPUTER GAMES, WITH HIS BROTHERS, YOU SEE, I LIKED THE IDEA, OF A PARTY LIKE THIS, BUT AS MUCH AS I DISAGEE WITH MY PARENTS PARTY MODE I DO BELIEVE IN THEY DID THAT FOR LOVE, BUT, I WANTED ALL MY MATES TO TREAT ME LIKE A REGULAR TEENAGERS, HAVING A PARTY, I JUST WANTED ALL THESE DUDES TO LIKE ME NOT TIE ME UP, NOT PRETEND TO BE GAY, NOTHING MORE NOTHING LESS I STILL WANT HOME PARTIES, IT’S FUN, BUT I MUST GROW UP AND BE A ARTIST A WRITER ABD A YOUTUBE ENTERTAINER DAD WAS WORRIED THAT NOBODY WANTED TO MUCK WITH ME, IN COOL DUDE GROUPS I DON’T WANT TO BE A LITTLE PARENTS BOY, ANYMORE I WANT TO HAVE FRIENDS OVER TO MY HOUSE FOR PARTIES THAT IS WHY I GAVE UP MY JOB, TO BECOME AN ARTIST WRITER AND PLAY ACTOR I PERFORM ON YOUTUBE, TO MAKE MEV FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF I HATED THAT PARTY, EVERYONE WAS EVERYWHERE, I HATE BEING TREATED LIKE AN ADULT THAT NOBODY LIKES I WAS SHOWING MY BROTHER, WHO USED TO SAY, PARTYING ISN’T THE RIGHT THING FOR YOU BRIAN HA HA HA HA HA HA, I SAID, YEAH IT’S THE RIGHT THING FOR ME, BUT NOT FOR ME WHETHER I WAS SHY BACK THEN OR NOT, THIS IS WHAT I AM FEELING I STILL LIKE PARTYING THOUGH, AND THAT IS HOW MY PARENTS BECAME SPECIAL TAXI SERVICES FOR THE DRUNK I PARTY ON YOUTUBE, NOW, AND I AM PROUD OF IT AND I PARTY IN CLUBS AND ON THE ROADS I AM CAREFUL THOUGH THAT I DON’T GET BULLIED I AM AN ALLAN, ALIEN FROM THE PLANET FUN WHICH MEANS I AM THE ONLY FUN DUDE AROUND

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